Director, External Communications

Director, External Communications

Imagine yourself…

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.
• Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.

At Veralto, our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™ is more than words: it’s a proven path towards positive change, improvement for our planet, and development for yourself.

Whether we’re ensuring the continued availability of clean drinking water, protecting our waterways, or enhancing the traceability, color accuracy, and packaging of everyday essentials, the work we do every day contributes to a safer world and a more sustainable future.

When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 13 operating companies and 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have boundless opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career.

We offer:

• Bonus pay
• A flexible, remote-friendly work environment
• Paid holidays and a permissive paid time off policy emphasizing flexibility and trust
• Ongoing investment in your career through dedicated training, on-the-job development, and coaching
• Total rewards that support your success at work and beyond, including comprehensive health benefits, a 401(k) savings plan with employer match, and associate wellbeing programming with rewards

Reporting to the VP of Communications, the Director, External Communications will play a key role in helping tell the story of Veralto and its operating companies to external audiences. We’re looking for a natural storyteller who is equally comfortable crafting content themselves as they are pitching a narrative to a reporter or podcaster.

In this highly collaborative role, you will partner closely with operating company communications partners, business leaders, and enterprise associates to source and craft stories for the myriad of audiences that Veralto engages with every day – potential future associates, customers, investors, and the communities where we live, work and provide essential services.

This position is part of the Global Communications team and will be based at our Corporate Headquarters in Waltham, MA, with on-site presence required 2-3 days/week. Remote working arrangement will be considered for the right candidate.   

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and implement strategic plan to highlight the contributions of Veralto and its Operating Companies for investors, customers, future associates and the global community we serve.
• Discover and craft stories that can be shared through owned, earned and social channels.
• Measure effectiveness and reach of external engagement.
• Support the vice president of Communications in preparing the executive team for quarterly earnings, M&A communications, and other enterprise-level external communications activities.
• Leverage AI to help drive Veralto’s external communications content engine.
• Serve as primary contact for Veralto charitable partners.

Critical Competencies

• Strong storytelling instincts and writing skills.
• Tech-savvy with practical AI application skills in content creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data and translate insights into actionable improvements.

The essential requirements of the job include: 

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years in external communications at a public relations agency, media outlet or in-house, with global experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success implementing enterprise-wide programs.
• Familiarity with AI tools and emerging technologies.

With annual sales of $5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society. Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands are building on a long-established legacy of innovation and customer trust to create a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future. 

Veralto’s Water Quality companies—Aquatic Informatics, ChemTreat, Hach, McCrometer, OTT HydroMet, Sea-Bird Scientific, Trojan Technologies, and XOS—manage, treat, purify, and protect the